The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (aged 2–18 years) has
increased rapidly, with more than 100 million affected in 2015. Moreover, the epidemic of …

Background Overweight is among the major challenging health risk factors. It has been
claimed that birth weight, being a critical indicator of prenatal developmental conditions, is …

Sedentary lifestyle patterns in children and adolescents, ie playing digital games, using
computers and especially watching television, have been associated with obesity. However …

ObjectiveTo determine the correlates of central adiposity. DesignPopulation-based cross-
sectional study. SubjectsA total of 926 women (aged 40–60 years) from all districts of …

Obesity might adversely affect the health and well-being of children and their families.
Childhood obesity has crucial implications for health, both during childhood and as they …

Abstract Background. Human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) is thought to induce obesity by a direct
effect of the viral E4orf1 gene on lipogenic enzymes in host adipocytes. Ad-36 prevalence is …

Over the past several decades, the prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically
worldwide and is increasing not only in developed countries, but also in developing …

Background: This study aimed to describe the influence of socio-economic status (SES) on
the prevalence sedentary behaviours among Spanish adolescents. Methods: Cross …

Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been related with a decreased probability of
overweight/obesity as well as central obesity at all stages of the human life, decreasing the …

The role of parents in fostering children's healthy habits is a robust area of research.
However, most of the existing literature predominantly focuses on mothers' parenting …